Basics of Mechanical Ventilation – eBook

This ebook, Basics of Mechanical Ventilation (PDF) is a practical and easily understandable guide for mechanical ventilation. With a focus on the basics, this textbook begins with a detailed account of the mechanisms of spontaneous breathing as a reference point to then describe how a ventilator actually works and how to effectively use it in practice. The ebook then details: patient-ventilator interactions and dyssynchrony; the various modes of ventilation commonly used in clinical practice; the optimal ventilator management for common disease states like acute respiratory distress syndrome and obstructive lung disease; how to approach a patient on the ventilator with respiratory decompensation; the process of ventilator weaning; and hemodynamic effects of mechanical ventilation. Written for residents, medical students, and practising physicians in a variety of different specialities (including critical care, internal medicine, surgery and anesthesiology), this ebook will instruct readers on how to effectively manage a ventilator, as well as explain the underlying interactions between it and the critically ill patient.